SHADOW COMMANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, he arrives! Huzzah for SHADOW COMMANDER!!! Well, it arrives... the trailer/armor kit for Nemesis Prime Granted, I had been hoping to jump on the custom parts bandwagon for the Ultra Magnus "City Commander" armor, but this is an exceptional stand-in and with the additions of the "prime-like" mouth plate and the big ol' sword I feel this is probably the superior package and since I made the effort of picking up a Nemmy Prime, it just makes an awesomely complete package. Having Shadow Commander makes me want the City Commander even more, but I picked up the Animated Ultra Magnus, which I think adds more flexibility and variety than JUST a white truck 'bot with a BFG (Big Fucking Gun). Shadow here is a delicious twist or perversion on Magnus' character making him into an Evil Optimus with an Ultra Magnus upgrade.
I'm actually a little scared of taking off his parts now that I slapped the armor kit on him. It would make a great trailer, but I can't bear the thought of the thing breaking in the disassembly. Only bought him because my tax returns rocked my socks, can't conceive of having the cash on hand to get another one anytime soon. Speaking of the armor, it doesn't hold together with the same reliability I'd hoped for and that BFG of his is actually too big for him to hold up except as a rail gun/missile launcher (I should mention that it actually "transforms" at the handle to accommodate at least three different weapon modes) so it sits on his shoulder. Also, his kibble and all the crap hanging on him gets in the way pretty badly, severely restricting his articulation, which is a damn shame. My biggest gripe right now is that his right gauntlet on mine refuses to stay the fuck on his arm!!!!! The thing just keeps slipping off halfway on its own, particularly if I dare to make him hold the BFG. I may have to whip out the tools to fix that... I might also order some stickers from Reprolabels to throw on a couple of rubsigns and some added detail.
I definitely need to grab some more pictures of him, but I'll do so after sprucing up my office a bit. Still selling some TFs off, so if you're in the market for some figures leave a comment. My "trim the fat" project is still in effect and I now have a small platoon of Bumblebees I don't need anymore.